'Fast & Furious 7' delayed until April 2015

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December 23, 2013
| Updated: December 23, 2013 11:57am

Vin Diesel shared this 'Fast and Furious 7' production photo on his Facebook page, along with the announcement that the new film installment is slated for release on April 10, 2015 despite Paul Walker's death.

Click through to see Paul Walker through the years.

Photo By Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

WESTWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 19: Actor Paul Walker attends the "Pleasantville" Westwood Premiere on October 19, 1998 at the Mann National Theatre in Westwood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

Photo By Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

WESTWOOD, CA - MARCH 27: Actor Paul Walker attends "The Skulls" Westwood Premiere on March 27, 2000 at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

Tyrese and Paul Walker during The World Premiere of "2 Fast 2 Furious" at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)

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CENTURY CITY, CA - OCTOBER 3: Actor Paul Walker attends the "Tigerland" Century City Premiere on October 3, 2000 at the Richard D. Zanuck Theatre, 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

Penelope Cruz and Paul Walker during "Noel" New York City Premiere - Arrivals at Regal United Artist Battery Park City Stadium 16 in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Harrison & Shriftman)

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Actor Paul Walker arrives at the world premiere of Universal Pictures'' "The Fast and the Furious" June 18, 2001 in Westwood, CA. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Paul Walker and Katie Holmes during Super Bowl XXXIX - The "Maximony" Super Ball Party - February 5, 2005 at The Garden Club in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. ***Exclusive*** (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)

FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 01: Crew of the movie "The fast and the fury" at Deauville film festival in Deauville, France on September 01, 2001 - In the photo: Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. (Photo by David LEFRANC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has delayed the release of "Fast & Furious 7" for almost a year following the death of star Paul Walker.

The studio announced Monday that the "Fast & Furious" sequel will be released in April 2015, instead of July. Shooting on the film was about halfway finished when the 40-year-old Walker died in a car crash outside of Los Angeles.

Walker will still appear in the film, though Universal has not said exactly how it will handle his unfinished performance.